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KTOY News Update

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  Texas tries to recoup unemployment after overpaying Texans

  (AP) — Texas is attempting to recoup unemployment payments after mistakenly sending them to thousands of Texans amid the pandemic.

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  Amazon first fulfillment center in Arkansas to employ 1,000

  Tech and online retail giant Amazon will employ 1,000 individuals at the first fulfillment center in Arkansas, the company announced Tuesday.

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  Arkansas reports largest spike in virus hospitalizations

  (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported its largest one-day increase in hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, even as the state’s new virus cases decreased.

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  Could Certifications Help More Arkansans Find Jobs Post-Pandemic?

  Millions of jobs across the U.S. have vanished in the months since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and many Arkansans may have to gain new skills or refresh the ones they have to navigate the jobs landscape amid the economic fallout from the public health crisis.

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  Official: Walmart donates $100,000 for new Arkansas statues

  Arkansas based retail giant Walmart contributed $100,000 to replace Arkansas’ century-old statues with new ones of civil rights activist Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash.

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  Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick’s broadcast company won federal loan

  Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who launched his political career on conservative talk radio, received a government small business loan for his Houston broadcasting company as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy, according to federal data released Monday.